diff --git a/feeds.conf.default b/feeds.conf.default
index f20f9db1e47..e357208dc81 100644
--- a/feeds.conf.default
+++ b/feeds.conf.default
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-src-git-full packages https://git.openwrt.org/feed/packages.git;openwrt-22.03
-src-git-full luci https://git.openwrt.org/project/luci.git;openwrt-22.03
-src-git-full routing https://git.openwrt.org/feed/routing.git;openwrt-22.03
-src-git-full telephony https://git.openwrt.org/feed/telephony.git;openwrt-22.03
+src-git-full packages https://git.openwrt.org/feed/packages.git^a686f7975a37cfd44bb33b24610a6950da450139
+src-git-full luci https://git.openwrt.org/project/luci.git^ee5576f5e3f3623f75cb84fd9182756f41c97610
+src-git-full routing https://git.openwrt.org/feed/routing.git^1ccc4e435175e6ba5ac60e626e1e95eb25c5757b
+src-git-full telephony https://git.openwrt.org/feed/telephony.git^1d2031a5c82816483c51bca15649e2957fbe2bc2
diff --git a/include/version.mk b/include/version.mk
index ca6a15bdbff..635ef4d547e 100644
--- a/include/version.mk
+++ b/include/version.mk
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS += \
 sanitize = $(call tolower,$(subst _,-,$(subst $(space),-,$(1))))
 
 VERSION_NUMBER:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_NUMBER))
-VERSION_NUMBER:=$(if $(VERSION_NUMBER),$(VERSION_NUMBER),22.03-SNAPSHOT)
+VERSION_NUMBER:=$(if $(VERSION_NUMBER),$(VERSION_NUMBER),22.03.0-rc5)
 
 VERSION_CODE:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_CODE))
-VERSION_CODE:=$(if $(VERSION_CODE),$(VERSION_CODE),$(REVISION))
+VERSION_CODE:=$(if $(VERSION_CODE),$(VERSION_CODE),r19523-bfd070e7fa)
 
 VERSION_REPO:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_REPO))
-VERSION_REPO:=$(if $(VERSION_REPO),$(VERSION_REPO),https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03-SNAPSHOT)
+VERSION_REPO:=$(if $(VERSION_REPO),$(VERSION_REPO),https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.0-rc5)
 
 VERSION_DIST:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_DIST))
 VERSION_DIST:=$(if $(VERSION_DIST),$(VERSION_DIST),OpenWrt)
diff --git a/package/base-files/image-config.in b/package/base-files/image-config.in
index f7f1d7b30aa..e6111459f4f 100644
--- a/package/base-files/image-config.in
+++ b/package/base-files/image-config.in
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ if VERSIONOPT
 	config VERSION_REPO
 		string
 		prompt "Release repository"
-		default "https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03-SNAPSHOT"
+		default "https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/22.03.0-rc5"
 		help
 			This is the repository address embedded in the image, it defaults
 			to the trunk snapshot repo; the url may contain the following placeholders:
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ if VERSIONOPT
 	config VERSION_CODE_FILENAMES
 		bool
 		prompt "Revision code in filenames"
-		default y
+		default n
 		help
 			Enable this to include the revision identifier or the configured
 			version code into the firmware image, SDK- and Image Builder archive
diff --git a/version b/version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a4b8a56e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+r19523-bfd070e7fa
diff --git a/version.date b/version.date
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5032dba0ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.date
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1657134579